Ahmed Manee

مرحبا !

Eighteen years KSA Retail Experience (Supermarkets/Hypermarkets Chains) with leading retail companies in Saudi Arabia at (Panda Retail Company – Astra Food Company) with solid experience in below business areas. Markets Operations Experience in managing all operational aspects as per the preset SOPs as well as experience in setting SOPs from scratch, (Order Replenishment, Receiving, Storage, Food handling, Food safety & Hygiene. Merchandising, Freshness, Stock Rotation, FIFO, FEFO, Shelf life Tracking, Product labeling, Price integrity, Promotional Displays, Customer service, Store Cleanliness & Hygiene – Stock take, Waste & shrink management, Checkout & Cash Handling, Void, refunds, reconciliation – Bank deposit). Procurement & Purchasing Experience in sourcing merchandise & non-merchandise goods, negotiate price, terms & conditions of supply, Knowledge most of the KSA retail suppliers, market surveys and spotting potential suppliers, Experience in building range that meets the company’s sales & Marketing strategy, Product mix width & Depth, Category management, Markup & pricing merchandise, set purchasing budgets, periodical commercial assessment by category and suppliers, set & monitor SLA with suppliers. Supply Chain Experience in product master file classification, Able to manage range up to 25000 SKUs, Demand & supply planning experience, Inventory management, Warehouse management experience, Experience Auto replenishment EOQ, Setting Min & Max, Seasonal & Promo forecast, Experience in identifying key value items, Experience in generating availability monitoring reports, Stock turnover Ratio report, Stock Days Report, Aged & Slow inventory reports, Suppliers Service level Report. New Store Opening & Business startup Experience in successful two stores opening with Panda in Jeddah city & Jizan city and one store opening with Astra in Tabuk City, as well as have experience for new supermarket startup in Safwa City – eastern province, Experience in designing stores layout and setting merchandising planograms. Management, Planning & Strategic thinking Full understanding of operational excellence (Foundation & Enablers). Functions of Management (Planning – Organization – Leading – Controlling). Contentious improvement tools such (PDCA cycle). SWOT Analysis - Problem solving & Decision-making skills. SMART Planning & Management by Objectives MBO (Specific – Measurable – Achievable – Realistic – Timed) People Management (Recruitment – Training – Coaching – Motivation - Team Building – performance apprising – PDP – Succession planning – Career pathing & laddering) Marketing Knowledge Segmentation – Targeting – Positioning & Pricing strategy – Marketing mix – Promotional mix – Branding & Identity). Financial Experience Experience in managing P&L, Experience in Budgeting (Sales, Purchase & Manpower), Experience in generating financial reports such as GMROI, & Supply Vs Demand reconciliation. Other Experiences & Skills Communication Skills – presentation skills - Analytic Mind - Advanced Excel Skills - Project Management – Business Development.